The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-08-19

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como home and ! will tell you what
else 70 do"
Then tho boys began 70 see ahead a
little. and somehow they felt queer"
and Will said. going out;
"Tom. mamma's too much for rs
this time!"
Mr.. Wood waited upon the boys with
pleasure. and thought nothing strange
when they bought the gingham-though
the boys themselves hardly knew ging-
ham from calico. only. as Tom said.
sgingham turns. you know" and as
Hannah's apron was fine check, they
knew what 70 ask for.
But when they asked for thimblcs,
and had TO At their own fingers. Mr..
Wood said: ''Well. now, you must be
industrious boys. l must say; there
isn't boy in ten knows how to sew;
but it's good thing 70 know, and
your mother must be . very sensible
woman TO set you at IT,"
Dear! how their faces tingicd! and
very glad were they to escape into the
street.
''It'n get all over the place. Tom"
.Of course. Will. and I'd rather have
ten talkings from mamma, and some
Of papa's whippings than that"
Now. boys" said Mrs. Lathbury.
upon their return. II hope you have
made good purchase. Yes, indeed"
she said. as she unrolled the parcel.
..you have done nicely. Now. | will
furnish you with the needles and
thread, as fear you have not much
left over, and give you your first lesson
| in sewing"
| Not word more-nothing like II
am grievcd TO learn my boys have done
an unkindness" oh. no. nothing like
that; in fact no '.talk" Of any kind.
but just two yards and half Of ging-
ham to each boy. needle. thread.
the fitting Of thimbles, and all was
ready.
| At first it required some patience 70
teach the boys how to handle their
work properly. and how 10 pull the
needle through without getting il un-
threaded, but Mrs. Lrthbury perse-
vcrcd. and finally the i,o.s were left 10
themselves. and their mother resumed
her reading.
For time the novelty Of K pleased
Will. who always saw the fun,
in any thing at once. and he said :"
Tom:
..Mamma's put the check on rs this
time"
But Tom did not feel like punning.
and he answered. grufily:
Keep still. Will; feel as clumsy ~
bear with needle =
mo quarrcling. boys. or you VIII
have to take out all you have done. Y
That was the only stern thing their
mother said.
Oh, what lesson in patience was
that for boys. and how tresome i grew
after little!
| So hard to keep from luarrelins
when the thread ''kinked M" and 50
many other things happened.
At last Mrs Lathbury said "fou
NAV put up your work nos. boys; y A.
nearly time for supper. and after sup
per, as you have your lessons 70 get.
there will be no time for sewing. but
tomorrow when you come from school
you may take il up again. and 50 on
every day until the aprons are finished.
i well. my dears." said papa at the
supper table. IL presume you have been
good boys to-day. as usuaL"
Will looked AZ Tom. Tom looked At
will. and both looked at mamma
Mamma said nothing. and MIR. Lath-
bury went on:
BY the way. Jeanette. you wished
, to see me to-day; what was i about,
my dearr
ii Then mamma had not told. after all.
Wasn't she lovely?'
..Oh. never mind. Richard; at the
time / needed your help very much.
: but afterward found / could do with
out it.
Il Then Will winkcd at Tom As much
. as to say she had. but papa caught the
. wink. and then it all had TO come out.
Thomas! William! ! am ashamed
: OF YOU! however. shall! let your mother
/ follow up her treatment this time. but
: IL necessary she may call on me TO nm
ish IL.
The rest Of the meal was passed ~
/, silence. But when they were all going
n up stairs again the boys heard papa
say: s.Jeannette. you are wonderful
8 little woman"
vi "Oh. Richard! did the best ccule
L without YOU" and that was all thai
' mamma said. but the boys wondered
why she looked 80 happy after that
J. when they knew they had done nothing
to make her glad.
II would take too long to tell wha'
n happened every afternoon while the
h boys worked on their aprons, for q
I the days were short, and II 80 soo'
grew dark. they were working ~ then
!, long. long time.
Hannah forgavc them before the
L third day. but Mrs. Lathbury rema'nc'
firm.
vi They lost s'lots Of fun" were "mor